WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) released the following statement today after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) won the gavel in a Wednesday afternoon House floor vote: "Today is a good day for America. Speaker Mike Johnson has proven that he can unite and lead our conference, which is what our country needs right now. He is a stalwart conservative, constitutional expert, and an effecti more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following statement on Oct. 25, 2023: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Willliams (GA-05) issued the following statement on Mike Johnson's election as Speaker of the House. Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) said: "After 22 days of chaos and disarray, every House Republican just voted for MAGA extremist Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House. As the lead architect of the plot to overturn the 2020 election, he attempted to silence more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is demanding answers about the safety of baby bibs and blankets following a recent recall. Last week, Little Sleepies recalled their "Sleepyhead Loveys" and "Bandana Bibs" due to potential choking hazards with the detachable care instruction label. Today, Sen. Ossoff launched an inquiry with Little Sleepies CEO, Maradith Frenkel, demanding answers about the safety  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. -- El Senador de EE. UU. por Georgia, Jon Ossoff, esta exigiendo respuestas sobre la seguridad de los baberos y mantas para bebes luego de un reciente retiro del mercado. La semana pasada, Little Sleepies retiro del mercado sus "Sleepyhead Loveys" y "Bandana Bibs" debido a posibles riesgos de asfixia con la etiqueta de instrucciones de cuidado desmontable. Hoy, el Senador Ossoff inicio una i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Washington D.C. -- U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are urging the Biden Administration to support Georgia's agricultural industry after this year's natural disasters. In a letter sent to Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, Sens. Ossoff and Warnock are urging the Administration to include funding for agricultural disaster assistance in the Administration's supplementa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) successfully secured a provision in a Fiscal Year 2024 government funding package focused on strengthening the nation's ability to recruit and train the next generation of pilots, engineers, and other aviation workers. Senator Warnock's bipartisan aviation workforce amendment was passed unanimously by voice vote, before being added  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: For years, watchdogs & advocates have sounded the alarm that Georgia's Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) is failing to protect children from abuse and neglect NEW FINDING: A previously undisclosed DFCS 2023 statewide audit shows the agency fails in 84% of reviewed cases to make concerted efforts to assess and address risk & safety concerns to child(ren) in their own homes or in foster care Washin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) urged the American Council on Education, which oversees the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, to make needed reforms to its classification methodology for higher education to reflect the importance and potential of the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). In a new letter, Senator  more PR